Parliament Special Session LIVE: Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said that allocating 272 seats out of 815 in the Lok Sabha is a straightforward way to ensure 33% reservation for women.
Meanwhile, sharp political exchange unfolded in the Lok Sabha on Thursday as Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav questioned the Centre’s urgency over the women’s reservation Bill and demanded completion of the census before moving ahead with delimitation-related proposals.
Addressing the Lower House of the parliament, Yadav said, “Why are you in such a hurry. Why is the Centre rushing for women’s reservation? Start with the Census first. Samajwadi Party is for women’s reservation, but is opposed to the approach via delimitation. As soon as the census is done, we will ask for the caste census, and then the reservation issue will come. Hence, you want to do dhokha with us (cheat us.)”
PM Modi is expected to address the House at around 3 PM today.
The Centre introduced the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, which seeks to expand the Lok Sabha to 850 seats and enable delimitation based on the pre-2026 Census, a major political confrontation is expected during the special Parliament session scheduled from April 16 to 18.
The main point of contention is delimitation, with the opposition arguing that it could reduce representation for southern states while benefiting northern regions. The bill proposes increasing the size of the Lok Sabha and includes amendments to Articles 81 and 82 of the Constitution.
Special Session of Parliament LIVE: What does delimitation mean?
Delimitation literally means the act or process of fixing limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies in a country, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI).
In simple words, delimitation redraws the boundaries of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies, resulting in an increase in the number of constituencies according to the latest population. The delimitation exercise would be carried out on the basis of the Census. The Bill comes into effect when both these processes are carried out.
Special Session of Parliament LIVE: What does the Constitution say about delimitation?
The number of seats of the houses (parliament and assembly) have to be readjusted after each census, says the Constitution. “Upon the completion of each census, the allocation of seats in the House of the People to the States and the division of each State into territorial constituencies shall be readjusted by such authority and in such manner as Parliament may by law determine,” reads the Article 82 of the Constitution.
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